Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias

What Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias does

Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias (FFIS) is a non-profit public foundation established in 2004 by the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (CARM) to coordinate biosanitary research management and healthcare training in southeastern Spain. The foundation serves as the management entity for the Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), coordinating a research network that includes the Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, the Universidad de Murcia, and the Servicio Murciano de Salud. FFIS administers national and European research grants (ISCIII, Ministerio de Ciencia, FEDER/FSE, Horizon Europe), manages clinical trial infrastructure, and operates an International Projects Office (IBiPO) supporting EU and international research collaborations.

FFIS's core activities span two divisions. The Research division manages the IMIB portfolio — currently 508 active research projects and 1,262 clinical studies — and provides bioinformatics, clinical research management, and international project coordination services. The Training division delivers continuing education through 112 annual courses, the Aula Virtual online learning platform (aulaffis.es), and the Escuela de Salud public health education portal (escueladesaludmurcia.es), serving 4,343 students and 167 instructors in 2026. Proprietary technology assets include the IBiPO international projects office, the Aula Virtual LMS, bioinformatics and biomedical informatics services covering next-generation sequencing and multiomic analysis, and digital pathology AI workflows. Emerging AI capabilities span predictive analytics (gestational diabetes), multimodal AI (CARING-AI social assistive robotics), generative AI training programs, and automated immunohistochemistry analysis.

FFIS operates on a public institutional funding model: research management and training services are provided free of charge to end users, funded through CARM budget allocations and European structural funds. The foundation has no commercial revenue stream and is governed by regional public-sector transparency requirements. Key partnerships include ISCIII, the EU (FEDER/FSE), CIBER (rare disease consortia), ERDERA, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. In 2025, FFIS received the Distintivo de Igualdad de la Región de Murcia (DIERM) for gender equality practices.

Name

Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias

Legal name

Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de Murcia

Website

https://ffis.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FFIS is a public non-profit foundation in Murcia, Spain, that manages the regional biosanitary research institute IMIB, coordinates national and European research funding, and delivers healthcare training programs to researchers and clinical professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biosanitary Research Management and Healthcare Training Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) & Reporting for Donor Programs (BPADAOAL), Results-Based Financing (RBF) & Performance-Based Grants (BPADAOAF)

Keywords

• Biosanitary research management
• Healthcare training services
• Clinical research support
• Continuing medical education
• Research project coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Murcia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: FFIS operates as a non-profit public foundation funded primarily through government allocations from the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, co-financed by European Union structural funds (FEDER/FSE), and managed through agreements with ISCIII and Ministry of Science.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FFIS is a public non-profit foundation that manages and coordinates biosanitary research and healthcare training in the Region of Murcia. It administers research projects funded by ISCIII, European structural funds (FEDER/FSE), and the regional government, while also delivering classroom-based and online continuing education through the Aula Virtual platform and the Escuela de Salud. As the management entity for IMIB, FFIS centralizes project administration, international research coordination via IBiPO, and professional development programs for clinicians and researchers.

Product overview

FFIS (Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias) is a public non-profit foundation of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia that provides biosanitary research and training services. The organization operates through two main divisions: (1) Research Services encompassing the IMIB (Murcian Institute of Biosanitary Research), clinical research support, and international projects through IBiPO; and (2) Training Services including classroom-based courses, the Aula Virtual online platform, and the Escuela de Salud public health education platform. The foundation manages research projects funded by ISCIII and FEDER European funds, coordinates employment offers for researchers, and maintains transparency portals for public accountability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aula Virtual FFIS: Virtual learning platform for FFIS training courses
• Escuela de Salud

Products and services

• Formación (Healthcare Training Programs) Educational and professional training services including courses, virtual classroom (Aula Virtual), and the Health School (Escuela de Salud) for healthcare professionals and researchers. For 2026, 112 courses with 4,343 students and 167 instructors are planned.
• Investigación (Biosanitary Research Services) Research management services covering clinical research, international projects, and FEDER-funded research, supporting 508 active projects and 1,262 clinical studies across regional healthcare institutions.
• Aula Virtual (Virtual Learning Platform) Virtual learning platform accessible at aulaffis.es for delivering online courses and educational content to healthcare professionals and researchers enrolled in FFIS training programs.
• Escuela de Salud (Health School Platform) Health education platform providing health-related training, resources, and educational content to citizens and healthcare professionals in the Region of Murcia.
• IBiPO (International Biosanitary Projects Office) International projects office that supports researchers in accessing European funding programs, international research collaborations, and global biosanitary initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2258 researchers served through research management services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• CIBER (Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Consortium of Biomedical Research Networks collaborating on rare disease research projects. FFIS manages joint projects under the IMPACT-Genomica initiative for precision medicine in rare diseases.
• Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de SupercomputacionmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Collaboration on IMPACT-DATA 2 project for supercomputing applications in health data analysis and precision medicine research.
• Instituto Murciano de Investigacion Biosanitaria (IMIB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFIS serves as the management entity for IMIB, the primary biosanitary research institute in the Region of Murcia. This is a foundational institutional relationship where FFIS handles administrative, financial, and operational management while IMIB conducts the actual research activities. The two entities share facilities and staff.
• Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health research funding agency that provides major research grants managed through FFIS. Projects include Rio Hortega, Miguel Servet, Sara Borrell, Juan Rodes, PFIS contracts, and strategic health research platforms co-financed by European funds.
• European Union (FEDER/FSE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean structural funds providing co-financing for research projects, infrastructure, and training programs managed through FFIS. Projects include those co-financed under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
• European Rare Disease Research Partnership (ERDERA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean research partnership focused on rare diseases. FFIS coordinates participation in ERDERA clinical trial announcements and webinars for researchers in the Murcia region.
• Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y UniversidadescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ministry providing research funding through competitive project grants co-financed with European funds. Manages research projects in health sciences and biotechnology.
• Comunidad Autonoma de la Region de Murcia (CARM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government that established FFIS and provides core institutional funding. CARM is the founding authority and primary source of public budget allocation for foundation operations.
• IBiPO - Oficina de Proyectos InternacionalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Projects Office operated by FFIS/IMIB to support researchers in accessing European funding programs including Horizon Europe, COST actions, and international collaborative research initiatives.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FIBHULP: Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario La Paz is a Madrid-based biomedical research foundation managing ISCIII grants, clinical trials, and research training for Hospital La Paz — the same hospital-affiliated research foundation model as FFIS but operating at national-capital scale.
• IDIBAPS: Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer is the biomedical research institute associated with Hospital Clínic Barcelona, operating under a near-identical model to FFIS/IMIB — managing clinical research administration, ISCIII grants, and international projects for a Spanish autonomous community (Catalonia). Same institutional structure, funding mix, and service portfolio.
• IBIMA: Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga is the Andalusian counterpart to FFIS/IMIB, managing biomedical research administration, ISCIII-funded projects, and clinical research coordination for Málaga's hospitals and healthcare research institutions under a parallel institutional model.
• IDIS: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela is the Galician biosanitary research institute, providing the same combination of research grant management, clinical trial coordination, and continuing education that FFIS delivers in Murcia — but for Galicia's healthcare research network.
• INCLIVA: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA is the biomedical research foundation associated with Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, performing the same functions as FFIS: managing research grants, clinical trials, training programs, and EU-funded projects for the Valencia region's biosanitary research ecosystem.
• IIS Aragón: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón is the Aragonese biosanitary research institute, comparable to FFIS in managing regional clinical research, ISCIII platforms, and EU-funded projects for hospitals and primary care centers across the Aragón region.
• IDIVAL: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla is the Cantabrian biomedical research foundation managing clinical research and training programs for Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, structurally analogous to FFIS/IMIB but serving a smaller autonomous community.

Broad incumbents

• INSERM: Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale is France's national biomedical research agency and the European benchmark for publicly funded health research administration. Comparable to FFIS in mission and public-funding model, but operates at national scale with thousands of researchers and a €1B+ annual budget.
• CNIC: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares is a Spanish national-level biomedical research center funded by ISCIII and the Pro CNIC Foundation. It competes with FFIS and its peers for the same national research talent and EU grants but at significantly larger scale, broader geographic reach, and with international scientific standing.

Others

• Wellcome Trust: The Wellcome Trust is a UK-based charitable foundation funding biomedical research globally. While structurally different (independent endowment vs. public-sector foundation), it represents the scaled, mature version of FFIS's mission — supporting research training, grant administration, and clinical research infrastructure — and serves as a long-horizon reference point for how a research-focused foundation can compound institutional impact.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ffis_carm
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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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